Gallant Leader of tho First Nebraska Slain. SHOT WHILE LEADING AN ATTACK liientenwit Sisson and Three Men of the Fourth Cavalry Also Killed—Forty-four • Men Are Reported Wounded—first Ne braska lias linptlsin of Fire at yuengux Killed—Colonel John M. Stotsen berg, First Nebraska; Lieutenant Les ter E. Sisson, company K, First Ne braska, Columbus; two privates. First Nebraska volunteers; three privates Fourth cavalry. WASHINGTON, April 24.—The fol lowing regarding the fight at Quangua was received at the war department: “MANILA, April 23.—Adjutant Gen eral, Washington: A reconnoissance on Quengua place, 3ix miles northeast of Malolos, made by Major Bell and a troop of cavalry this morning, result ed in contact and battle, in which four battalions of infantry and four pieces of artillery became engaged. Enemy driven from entrenchments with con siderable loss. Our casualties quite se vere. Colonel Stotsenberg and Lieuten ant Sisson, First Nebraska, killed; also several enlisted men. Considerable number wounded; not yet reported. “OTIS.” M llljj M IO|yaU.a >> UO I VVVi f ed at the war department last even ing MANILA, April 23.—Adjutant Gen eral: Casualties at Quengua today— First Nebraska, two officers and two enlisted men killed; two officers and two privates wounded. Fourth caval ry: Two men killed and five wounded. Fifty-first Iowa: Seven enlisted men wounded. Utah light artillery: One officer and two enlisted men wounded. Total, 49 Names in morning. •OTIS.” MANILA, April 24.—Four men of the First Nebraska regiment, including Colonel Stotsenberg, Lieutenant Sis son and three men of the Fourth cav alry were killed and forty-four wound ed in an engagement at Quengua today. The Filipinos retreated with small loss. The engagement developed into a disastrous, though successful fight. The insurgents had a horseshoe, trench about a mile long, encircling a rice field on the edge of a wood. Mejor Mell, with forty cavalrymen, encountered a strong outpost. One of his men was killed and five were wounded by a volley. The Americans retired, carrying their* wounded, under fire ami with great difficulty, being closely pursued, a fog enabling the enemy to creep up to them. Two men who were carrying a com rade were shot in the arms, but they continued with their burden. Major Bell sent for reinforcements to secure the bodies of the killed cav J alrymen and a battalion of the Ne ^ braska regiment, under Major Mulford, arrived and advanced until checked by volleys from the enemy's trenches. The ' Americans lay about 800 yards from the trenches, behind rice furrows, un der fire for two hours. Several men were sunstruck, one dy ing from the effects of the heat, as they lay there waiting for the artil lery to come up. Finally the Second battalion arrived and then Colonel Stotsenberg, who had spent the night with hi3 father at Ma nila, came upon the field. The men immediately recognized him and raised a cheer. Colonel Stotsenberg deciding to charge as the cheapest way out of the difficulty, led the attack at the head of his regiment. He fell with a bullet in the breast, dying instantly, about 200 yards from the breastworks. Lieutenant Sisson fell with a bullet In his heart, the bullet striking him near the picture of a girl suspended by a ribbon from his neck. In the meantime the artillery had arrived and shelled the trenches. The Filipinos stood until the Nebraska troops were right on the trenches and then they bolted to the second line of entrenchments, a mile back. The Nebraska regiment lost two pri vates and had many wounded, includ ing two lieutenants. The Iowa regi ment had several wounded. The Utah regiment had one officer and three men wounded. Thirteen dead Filipinos were found in the trenches. Their loss was com paratively small on account of their safe shelter. The Americans carried the second trench with small loss and are holding ' the town tonight. New Fly'ng Column Formed. WASHINGTON, April 21.—The war j department received a cablegram from ’ General Otis announcing the forma- ‘ tion of a new flying column under command of General Lawton and the initiation of a new campaign which is expected to result in clearing out the jungle in the countr ynorth of Manila up to the foothills of the mountains oa the northeast and up to the termina tion of the railroad at Bulacan. CHARLESTON, S. C„ April 24 —As an outcome of the Greenwood county negro lynching, the negroes of Kich ardsonville have determined to prevent negro lynchings and whitecappings. The plan adopted is to murder a white man or burn the home of a white man for every negro lynched or whipped. They are said to have banded together for this purpose. 1 o Fight Tobacco Trust. ST. LOUIS, April 24.—A large anti trust tobacco factory is to be started in St. Louis as soon as arrangements can be made. The proposed factory promises to be one of the largest in the country. Every precaution is be ing taken to keep the matter quiet un til the plans are fully developed and those whose names are mentioned in connection with the new' enterprise refuse to discuss the matter. According to the reports which are circulating in financial circles. M. C’. Wetmore will be president and general manager of the new company. Plat's for a Rice War. THE EXPORT TRADE. A Report That Miows Satisfactory Condi tion for Our Country. WASHINGTON, APRIL 24.—The \ fiscal year of 1898 was the banner year of the foreign trade of the United States, onr exports being the largest ever recorded for a like period and onr imports exceptionally small. Ac cording to a comprehensive report just, prepared by Frank H. Hitchcock, chief of the section of foreign markets of the Agricultural department, the total value of our domestic exports reached the enormous sum of $1,210,291,913. ex ceeding ihe record-breaking figures of the preceding year by $178,284,310. On the other hand, the imports dur ng 1898 were the smallest since 1885. their value being $616,049,554, a de cline of $148.6S0.758 from the figures of 1897. Broadly stated, for every dol lar’s worth of foreign merchandise, brought into the United States two dol lars worth of our products found a market abroad. Our domestic export?, as compared with out imports, showed an excess of $594,242,259, or more than twice the excess for 1897, which was the largest previously reported. An interesting fact developed by the report of Mr. Hitchcock is the increase in the exports of agricultural products, there being a total of $858,507,942, a gain of nearly 25 per cent over 189". Exjorts of this class al30 show a great er gain proportionately than non-agri cultural exports. Our purcnases or roroign asnnmnr.ii products in 1808 amounted to oniy $314,201,796. as compared with $409, • 871.46S in 1897, a decrease of $86,759, 672, or about 22 per cent. The vain* of American farm produce sent abioad during 1898 was much more than dou ble that of our agricultural imports, the excess of the former over the latter amounting to $344,210,146. In 1897 the excess on the side of the agricultural exports was only $268,883,725, and in the years immediately' preceding still r-maller. The total value of breadstuffs ^ent abroad advanced from $197,857,210 in 1897 to $333,897,1 i9 in 1898. In wheat and flour alone there was a gain of nearly $100,000,000. While these enoi • mons gains resulted in part from the higher prices that prevailed, there was at the same time an important in crease in the quantity shipped. The total wheat shipments were 14S.231,261 ! bushels, nearly double the quantity ex I ported in 1897. Averaging the export, prices at 98.3 certs per bushel, the val ue was $145,684,659, a gain of$S3.764, 4S1 over 1897, when the average prices was 75.3 cents per bushel and the total value $59,920,178. Although our exports of wheat and flour did not increase very much in quantity during 1898, the gain in value as a lesult of the higher prices amount ed to $13,349,371. During 1898 the ex port price averaged as high as $1.51 per barrel, making the total value of the shipments $69,263,718, as compared with $55,914,347 for 1897, when the av erage price per barrel was only $3.84. In the quantity shipped there was an increase from 14.569,543 to 15,349.1*!3 barrels during the two years men tioned. The combined shipments of wheat and flour would amount to 145,124.972 bushels for the former year and to 217,306,055 bushels for the latter. The total value of the exported wheat and wheat flour reached as high as $214, 948,377 in 1898, while in 1897 it was only $115,834,525. Next to wheat Indian corn showed the largest gain, the total exports be ing 208,744.939 bushels, valued at $74, 196,850, as against 176,916,365 bushels, valued at $54,851,112 in 1897. The av erage price in 1898 was 35.5 cents per bushel as compared with 30.6 cents per bushel the pieceding year. There were also noticeable increases in ex ports of corn meal, 826,662 barrels be ing sent abroad in 1898 as against 475,266 barrels in 1S97. There was an increase in the price of 23 cents per barrel, making the value of the ex ports $1,766,068 as against $902,061 iu the preceding year. Talking Through the Air. CHICAGO, April 24.—Prof. Jerome J. Green, the new disciple of Marconi, sat at his receiving instrument placed on the eighth floor of the Marquette building last night and received tele graphic signals sent via the air line from the Tribune building, two blocks away. It meant success for the wire less telegraphy experiment for that distance and was a triumph for the young sc ientist over conditions which were exceedingly unfavorable. The first test of the day, when an attempt was made to communicate from the Dearborn station at Polk street to the Tribune building, had been a failure. Subsequent events proved that local obstructions were the cause, in the second experiment signals were trans mitted clearly and accurately from one room to another through walls and three thick doors. The second test sent tlu dots and dashes to the sounder across Dearborn street to the Hart ford building instantaneous'y and without a break. Then Prof. Green consented to make the test over the long-distance and the apparatus was transferred to the Marquette building, a distance of about 150 yards. The vertical wire was lowered from the sixteenth floor and the receiver was plated on the eighth floor. When all was ready for the trial word was sent through the telephone to the sending station, where the professor’s assist ant. Albert Kachur. was waiting tha command. The trial was a success. Further experiments will he made. I-.ite Cattle Could lie Used WASHINGTON, April 24.—The Wade court of inquiry held a brief open ses sion to listen to the reading of deposi tions and to take the testimony of Major James H. Lancaster of the Fourth artillery. Major Lancaster said that while his command was in Porto Rico it ate only native beef and that it was relished. He expressed the opinion that live cattle could have b?en landed at Daiquiri. Oldest Mt’m'ier of Common*. LONDON, April 24.—Right Hon. Sir John Robert Mowbray is dead. Sir John Mowbray was the nrst oaronet of that name, the baronetcy having been created in 1880. He was born June 3, 1813. He represented the city of Durham in the bouse of commons from 1833 to 18*18 and the University of Oxford from 1SCS to the time of hU death. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. The sultan of Morocco Is about to sustain a severe loss by the retirement from his service of Raid Maclean, the Scottish laird, who for so many years has been commander In chief of his army. The order issued by the Norwegian government that no Swedish officer shall be permitted hereafter to inspect forts in Norway is taken to mean that war is to come if a separation of Nor way and Sweden cannot be otherwise effected. It is hard to think of Admiral Schley as a farmer, despite the skillful way in which he planted Cervera’s ships, but he was brought up on a farm and al ways had inclinations that way. He went so far once as buying a ranch in Wyoming. There will be no more six-day bicy cle races in New' York, Governor Roosevelt having signed the bill for bidding more than twelve hours upon the track in twenty-four. Man’s in humanity to man thus receives dis tinct discouragement. H. E. Huntington, nephew of Collls P. Huntington, and now holding high office in the Southern Pacific railroad, was made by his uncle to undergo a severe training for the place and had to work his way up from the position of an ordinary train hand. The Missouri house passed the sen ate bill levying an inspection tax of 1 cent per gallon and 2 cents for each package of beer sold in the state. The bill passed by a close vote of seventy one to fifty-one after a hot light. No charge is made for inspecting bier shipped from the state. The descendants of Sir Francis Drake, sailer, and, according to soma historians, occasionally a pirate, are about to take legal steps to recover certain personal and real estate which they claim has been unjustly withheld from them. The number of heirs is roughly estimated at about 4,000. The great battle for United States senator from Pennsylvania ended without an election and unless Gov ernor Stone calls an extra session, at which there should be an election, Pennsylvania will have only one rep resentative in the United States sen ate during the next two years. After the taking of the ballot in joint con vention a motion was offered by Mr. Few, democrat of Philadelphia, and adopted that a vote of thanks be ten dered the officers and that the conven tion adjourn sine die. The building and contra ting firm of Marvin & Brown, Chicago, began suit for $50,000 damages against the Chicago Master Steam Fittus* assrei ation and numerous officials and mem bers of that body for alleged "black listing.” It is alleged that the defend ant association has an understand ng and agreement with the Chicago Jour neymen Steam Fitters’ association to the effect that when the first party considers that it ha3 a grievance against any contractor or person whom it may desire to “blacklist” the second party will withdraw all its members at the order of the master from work on any contracts held by the “black listed” party. Hon. James P. Taliaferro, the newly elected United States senator from Florida, was born at Orange Court House, Va., September 30, 1847, where he spent most of his boyhood life. He served valiantly as a private in the confederate army. After the war he moved to Jacksonville, FIs., and en gaged in the logging and sawmill busi ness. Mr. Taliferro has been and Is now connected with a number of large commercial enterprises. He is presi dent of the First National bank of Tampa and vice president of the lead ing wholesale grocery house in Flori da. He has never been a candidate for office, but it an untiring worker in the democratic ranks. The weekly bulletin issued by the Iowa weather and crop service depart ment says: "Last week brought a decided improvement in weather con ditions. In the northern and central districts much progress has been made in seeding wheat and oats, and the bulk of small grain will be planted within the coming week with genera l/ fair conditions of the soil. In portions of the southern districts the work of seeding has been retarded by excessive moisture in the soil. The acreage of spring wheat seeding in the northern and central districts will not be nma terially less than last year and about the usual area of other small grain will probably be sown. The extensive kill ing of clover will probably necessitate plowing and planting more than t'nd usual amount of meadow and pasture land. Reports as to condition of win ter wheat are generally unfavorable.” LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE Omaha, Chicago and New York Market (Quotations. OMAHA. Butter—Creamery separator... Butter—Choice fancy country. I-lggs— Fresh, per do/.. Chickens—live, per pound. Turkeys, dressed. Pigeons -live, per do/.. Lemons -I‘er box. Oranges—I’er box. t ram.et ries—Jerseysper bbl — Apples—1’er barrel . Honey—Choice, per pound. Onions—I’er bushel. Leans --Handpicked navy. Potatoes—Per bushel, new. Hay—Upland per ton. SOUTH OMAHA. tlogs—Choice light. Hogs—Heavy weights. Beef steers—. Bulls. Stags. Caives. Western feeders. Cows. Heifers. Stockers and feeders. Sheep—Lambs.. Sheep— Western wethers. CHIC AdO. Wheat—No-2 spring. Corn—Per bushel. Oats—I’er bushel. Bariev—No, 2 . Kye—No. 2. Timothy seed, per bu. Pork—Perewt. Lard—PerlX) pounds. Cattle—Western fed steers. Cattle—Native beef steers. Hogs—Mixed. Sheep—I.atnbs. Sueep—>Western Bangers. NEW VOIIK MARKET. Wheat—No. 2. red winter. Corn -No. 2. Oats—No. 2. KANSAS CITV. Wheat—No. 2 spring. Corn—No. 2.. . .. Oats—No. 2. Sheep—Muttons. Hogs—Mixed...... Cattle—Stockers and feeders.. IS a CO U a to 10 a It 10 a 12 12 a 13 70 a 75 3 75 a 4 50 2 50 a 3 .'5 S 50 a 9 25 3 75 a 5 50 1214a IS 90 a 95 1 35 a 1 40 ISO a 1 25 5 00 a 0 0J 3 00 a 3 05 3 65 a 3 70 3 40 a 3 45 2 50 a 4 50 3 40 a 4 O0 4 50 a 3 75 2 00 a 4 00 2 00 a 4 10 3 70 a 4 61 3 80 a 4 75 5 30 a 5 50 48) a 1 75 71 a 72* 31 a 3 Ms 27 a 2s 4 50 a 5 00 4 70 a 5 00 3 90 a 4 0 5 3 55 a 3 S2 5 00 a 5 00 300 a 4 54 e inaugurated by introduc ing some of the best patriotic speakers of the country, by tilling the air with strains of most beautiful melody and ending the day In a blaze of pyrotech nic glory. Boulder: The name conjures up such delightful visions of nature's gifts. The mighty hills He hazily blue around the nestling town and waft an air of balm and healing that is like elixer to the tired brain and body. Mountains arc always deceptive and one who views them from a distance cannot know and appreciate them un til he goes right into the heart of them and learns their secrets. When you are In Boulder the moun tains are "right there,” and a short stroll will take you to their base, then bring n goodly supply of warm flan nels and a big alumi or wrap for sit ting out after the sun lias gone down. Stout shoes, so that one can take the walks and elitnbs in the mountains, will be needful. The thin-soled foot coverings are practically of no use for the rough stones and pebbles are quickly felt, and footsore and weary you will return from your Jaunts If tills kind lie affected. In making plans, do not forget the children. They love an outing ns well ns the grown folks, and the manage ment lias made very excellent provis ion for tlielr entertainment and accom modation. Bring sensible dresses, old slioes, old lints and old everything, ami then turn them loose to frolic anil en joy to their little hearts’ content. Mothers can find perfectly at ease to have tlielr little ones under careful su pervision and take short excursions bent solely on pleasure. The advisory lioard of the Texas Colorado Chautauqua Is composed of men of International reputation. These names should Indicate the high stand ing of the summer school: J. II. Baker, president of the State University. Boul der, Colorado; Z. X. Snyder, president Colorado State Normal School, (Sreeley, Colorado; ltcgls Chnuvenet. president State School of Mines, tJolden, Colo rado; \V. F. Slocum, president Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado. All information desired about the Chnutauqun can be gained by writing to the secretary, J. \V. Freeman, Coop SCENE IN BOULDER CANON. ;* > • I .'ini ran rouow any winning trail ami be muly for all tlie little surprises that £oineTn jWtr way. The gladdening in fluence of nature's music will soon en thuse, Inspire, and you will find your self admiring all the artistic touches on lichen-covered rocks, the masonry of great walls of boulders, here and there dotted with dark fuzzes of stunted pine, or overgrown with blooming ten drils. Brave little flowers will bid you welcome from some rude cradle high up on the mountain sides and you will wonder where they derive their life and sustenance. Then again they will cast themselves all around your feet, clamoring for recognition, and you bend to lavish caresses and assert ownership of these gorgeous and at- | tractively fragile beauties. The birds flit around you and carelessly plunge into spray-crowned brook, which goes leaping and flouncing along, with mirthful abandon, kissing and cooling the gray granite walls of its canon lover as it scurries along to the mys tical sea. The soft frowning of these mountain streams mingled with the soughing of the winds in the pines Complete nature’s harmonious greeting and it lias a most beneficent effect on mind and spirit, when weary and need ing contentment and pence. Sixty or seventy-five three and four room cottages are being erected and the rent of these is purely nominal. A large dining hall, capable of seating 4<«) nt a time, will be under the supervision of one of the best chefs of the coun try. Board will be reasonable. The best lecture talent in the coun try is being secured and the large aud itorium, with seating capacity of 5,000, is likely to be overtaxed. On this ac count, and to provide for emergencies when the auditorium is occupied, it is deemed advisable to erect a large cen tral cottage with a number of rooms, near the auditorium. Here all the meetings of the Woman's Council can be held, or an extra session of conven tions. No chnrge wid be made for the use of this building, a course more lib eral than is in practice in any of the old established Chautauquas. Boulder Is determined to lead In everything, and it will be safe to assume that in point of equipment, talent and loca tion. there is not a better place in the United States to spend one’s summer vacation. The Boulder Electric Company have their engineers on the ground and they are making maps and taking field notes so grading will soon lx* begun for an electric line from the depot to the park. The mornings and evenings are quite cool and it will be necessary to UUUVCf VjOlU er, uuuuiug, room hi, ratio. Some of tlie country’s greatest solo ists will appear during the course and the services of one of the tlntst or chestras obtainable will be secured. There Is a sharp competition now ex isting among leading band masters anil orchestra leaders to secure this eov eted honor. Satisfaction given here means a card for the orchestra else where. A school and collegiate department will be in full operation, and these will be In charge of the best instruc tors. The course will embrace litera ture, languages, mathematics, natural history, general history, pedagogy, child study, and kindred branches and domestic science, if there be enough applications for the same. Philosophy, religion, art, and music will be given each its important place. It is doubtful if there be n more suc cessful teacher of art than Mrs. John B. Sherwood of Chicago. She is a great philanthropist ns well as lec turer, and gives the proceeds of her work towards the maintenance of the Working e added that the Chautauqua pays no dividends and is not conducted for personal profit. All surplus made by the Chautauqua is to be spent in Improvements. The auditorium came in for its share this year and it was necessary to remodel it a little to accommodate a greater numlrer. The organization is com posed of men of broad sentiments, who love this wonderful country and feel that in the West ought to lie devel oped a great summer-educational and health-giving center, where thousands may find each year recreation and ad vantages of intellectual growth. THE UTE RESERVATION, Indian land) In Colorado Now Op«u«d (of Solllcmonl, A Washington dispatch says: The )peuing of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, which has been awaited with impatience for many months, has at hist been accomplished, the President having Issued his proclama tion on April 4th, announcing the open ing of these lands for settlement ef fective at noon. May 4, 1891). This vust area of arable lands, fif teen by sixty miles In size, located on either side of the Denver & Itio Orande railroad, south and east of Durango, cannot fall to attract a large and de sirable class of settlers. The Ute In dians are entitled, under the law of 189r>, to 974 allotments out of the en tire tract. All the remainder of the area, about (530,000 acres, will be sub ject to outry under the desert home stead, timls'r and townsite laws, and the laws governing the disposal of coal, mineral, stone and timber lands, and many of the Indian allotments will be leased by intelligent white men at rea sonable rates. The lands embrace both valley and mesa or uplands, but the supply of water for irrigation is many times greater than will be called for. The soils are the semi-adobe, sandy loam and red—the former belug i>ecu liarly adapted for the growth of grain and grasses, while the soils last named are unequalled for the growth of vege tables, alfalfa and fruit trees. Owing to the percentage of gypsum In the bot tom lands, the yield of clover is as high as three and one-half tons to the acre. ahiuo rrom me nsricumiriu ruiure oi (bis great area of virgin soil, tbo stock Industry gives promise of almost un limited growth. The plateaus afford range for tens of thousands of head of cattle, horses and sheep, while tribu tary mining camps supply an abundant market noted for good prices. Under Federal enactment, Ute In dians who so elect may accept allot ments In severalty. The lands allotted to the Southern Utes aggre gate about sixty thousand acres, divided equally between agri cultural and grazing lnnds, and allot ments are generally in compact form. The Indian may lease his allotment for a period of three years, for agricul tural, and ten years for mining and grazing lnnds. The advantages of the leasing system are: First—The lnnds are exempt from taxation and free from cost of water charges, as the Indians own the canals and ditches. Second—The rental in most Instances a small amount In cash and a share of the crop— one-fourtli or one-third. Third—Indians can be hired to work at small wages and spend their money at home, thus keeping the money In circulation in the community. Fourth—The Utes are paid $50,000 annually by the government. The treaty provides that this payment shall continue "forever.” This money goes Into circulation In the immediate re gion where It is distributed from the bountiful hand of Uncle Sam. The act of Congress of February 20, 1S05, which fixed the time for the President’s proclamation six months from that date, but which has been de layed until now, cites how the land shall be taken up by the whites, and is as follows: 1 “And shall be subject to entry under the desert, homestead and townslte laws, and the laws governing the dis posal of coal, mineral, stone and tim ber lands, but no homestead settler shall receive a title to any portion of such lands at less than one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, and shall be required to make a cash payment of fifty cents per acre at the time filing Is made upon any of said lands.” The advantages of cash payment of fifty cents per acre are many. It shuts out the "professional boomer,” and leads direct to a first-class citizenship -that Is, men of thrift, energy and in dustcy, i ’ttje location of the lands In question ends the public domain entrys in Colo fado so far as valuable farming lands ext«mdg forever, as this particular area {‘lifbraees’ all tbn* £*8 by virtue of being an Indian reserve, XvlthelJ* from entry. It is the last chance for cheap, fertile and enviable homes. The land offices are in the city of Durango, which is the commercial, manufacturing and educational center of southwestern Colorado. The city enjoys a population of 8,000 and the singular distinction of being the best built city of its size In the West, be ing largely of brick and stone and em bracing among its edifices many costly business and residence structures, as well ns expensive modern public, school and church buildings. Durango num bers among its business enterprises the Sau Juan branch of the Omaha-Grant smelter, employing hundreds of men, several lnrge coal and coke companies, electric street railways, two dally pa pers, Iron works, flouring mills, manu facturing enterprises of various de scriptions and many extensive whole sale and retail establishments. The city is the terminal of the Rio Grande system and enjoys as tributaries a large section of the San Juan mining country ns well as the agricultural, or chard and range sections of southwest ern Colorado, northern New Mexico and southeastern Utah. Durango's prosperity and commercial importance will bo materially increased by open-' Ing for public entry under the home stead, timber and mineral laws the un allotted lands embraced within the boundaries of the Southern Ute reser vfltlon and provided ror ny congres sional enactment, as the soils subject to entry are susceptible to the perfect growth of cereals, grasses, fruit and vegetables, and tributary to the best cash markets the West affords. To Im press the homeseeker and those of an agricultural inclination with the su perior market facilities of this section. It Is only necessary to call attention to the fact that the extensive mining in terests embraced In the San Juan coun try afford employment to many thou sands of men who depend absolutely upon tributary agricultural sections „ for the products of the ranch, range, orchard and garden. Durango Is not dependent upon the ebb and flow of any one Industry, but blends smelting, manufacturing, mining (coal. Iron and precious metals) with agriculture, horticulture and stock growing to an extent that renders the future a cer tainty as to commercial prominence nnd industrial success. A company has been formed in Illi nois for the manufacture of an arti ficial stone resembling marble, the components of the substance being glue water, ammonia, glycerine, alum and plaster of paris.